Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and Police Chief Frank Fowler - joined by officials from Walgreens, Tops and Wegmans - announced the results of the investigation at a news conference Friday.

"This is indeed a successful investigation," Fowler said. "I hope this sends a message to anyone who owns a corner store."

Police sent informants into the seven stores with numerous items that they told store employees were stolen. The informants then offered to sell the "stolen" products to the clerks. Once the two sides agreed on a price for the stolen items, the informant would sell the items and return to Syracuse detectives with the cash. The money was turned in as evidence, police said.

An informant was later sent to the stores and found the "stolen" items stocked on the shelves at a price up to four times what the corner stores paid the informants. Some of the "stolen" items received and resold were baby formula, razor blades, energy drinks, cigarettes and electronics.

The suspects from the stores were charged with fifth-degree attempted criminal possession of stolen property and also for not having a second-hand dealer's license, a local law. Both are misdemeanors..

The eight people police arrested Thursday were issued appearance tickets and released. They are scheduled to appear in City Court on Jan. 6.

Here's the list of stores, suspects and charges:

Daddy's Place, 339 Wolf St.

Ali Alshaikh, 39

Local law violation and fifth-degree attempted criminal possession of stolen property, two counts